User blog comment:Dante-Must-Die-Mode/About: Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition/@comment-26222858-20150330160854

Vergil did not perish in DMC1. Here's how we know:

1. Yes, it says he perished in DMC4, however it's not fully confirmed, as Nelo Angelo had dissipated into flames, like the last few times he was defeated.

2. While the Bianco Angelo were made from the soul pieces of "The Dark Angel", it is not confirmed that this is Vergil, or Nelo Angelo.

3. He's fucking in the special edition for DMC4! I mean come on!